No chance is given at all! The inside story of Turner joining the Bucks is revealed, refusing to cut salary + zero communication

Previously, Indiana Pacers' head inside player Miles Turner signed the Milwaukee Bucks with a four-year, $107 million contract. Shockingly, Turner didn't even give the Pacers a chance to match the offer and chose to leave the team directly.

This decision immediately sparked heated discussions inside and outside the league, and many industry insiders questioned why the Pacers management repeatedly underestimated the value of this defensive core.

Pacers president Kevin Prichard said in an interview that the team was ready to pay a luxury tax to keep Turner, but the player himself decided to leave. However, this statement has been refuted by many parties.

According to well-known reporter Brett Siegel, an agent close to the Pacers said bluntly: "I really don't understand why the Pacers always underestimate Turner. His last contract (80 million in 4 years) was already below the market price, and this time they expect him to cut his salary? "

Turner averaged 17.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game last season, and his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 37.5%. He is a rare space-based defensive center in the league. Many scouts believe that with today's market conditions, Turner is fully worthy of a contract with an average salary of 30 million+.

What is more intriguing is that an Eastern Conference scout revealed: "The most surprising thing is not that he left the Pacers, but that he chose the Bucks. This shows that there may be problems within the Pacers. "

It is worth noting that this is the second time that the Pacers have lost their core center in recent years. In 2021, they allowed Domantas Sabonis to trade to the King, but now Turner chooses to leave again. Several league executives said teams are closely following the Pacers locker room updates, suspecting that the young team may have tensions in management and players.

With Turner joining, the Bucks will form the two giants of Antetokounmpo + Turner, while the Pacers are facing the dilemma of an inside vacuum. This transfer not only changed the championship pattern between the two teams, but also exposed major decision-making mistakes of the Pacers management. In his 9-year career in Indiana, Turner grew from a young rookie to a top center in the league, but he never received the recognition he deserved.

The signing of 107 million yuan has never been a matter of money. What it tore opens is the whole story of a team's contempt for meritorious players and a belated respect for how to force a person away.